5th Grade Life Science

a single living plant, animal, bacteria or virus

an animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals

the process of using the energy in sunlight to make food

an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and waste

Beetles break down dead animals. How does this benefit plants?

an animal that eats only plants or plant products

What affect will building a road in a habitat have?

a body part that does a certain "job" for an organism

to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship

Decomposers contribute to the food web by?

a resemblance of one organism to another or to another object in nature; this trick coloration helps avoid predators

the place where an organism lives; supply the organism with food, shelter, moisture, and temperature for survival

an animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal

to change to your environment allowing an organism to survive and have offspring

What traits help a cactus conserve water in a dry ecosystem?

animals that eat meat

Which is learned for an animal?

the changes in form that some insects go through during their lifecycle

representation of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

a unit consisting of living organisms and the environment that they live in

the sequence of growth and development that an organism goes through in its lifetime

what something is used for; purpose

How does a lizard interact with living elements?

a characteristic or an organism

characteristics or attributes of an organism that are passed from parents to offspring

an organism that makes its own food

An interaction between 2 living parts is?

the movement of carbon dioxide and oxygen between organisms and the air

a representation of the flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem

something an organism learns as they interact in their world

a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring

What will happen when removing animals from an ecosystem?

Which is inherited?

an organism that eats other organisms for food (ANIMALS)

How does a cactus spread out root system benefit it?

What would happen if all producers were removed in an ecosystem?

a behavior that an animal inherits from its parents

an animal that eats both plants and animals

Which is NOT an inherited trait of a plant?

What will happen if you add an animal to an ecosystem?